Origin of chaotic relaxation oscillations in an optically pumped molecular laser

J. V. Moloney; J. S. Uppal; R. G. Harrison

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.59.2868

Origin of chaotic relaxation oscillations in an optically pumped molecular laser

J. V. Moloney, J. S. Uppal, R. G. Harrison

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We show that pump-induced modifications to the gain and dispersion profiles can induce a weak side-band modulation which acts as a driving term to sustain chaotic relaxation oscillations in a single-mode, resonant, optically pumped molecular laser. Our study suggests that a careful two- or more-parameter unfolding of higher-codimension bifurcations should lead to a wealth of nonlinear dynamical behavior within easy access of current experiments.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2868-2871
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	59
Issue number	25
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.59.2868
State	Published - 1987
Externally published	Yes

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